In a high-conflict family law proceeding, the mother brought a motion to continue a section 30 parenting assessment and to order reunification therapy for the parties and their youngest son.
The father brought a cross-motion to appoint a lawyer for the child or order a Voice of the Child Report.
The court found a history of order non-compliance by the father and determined that the child's estrangement from the mother required immediate intervention.
The court granted the mother's motion, ordering reunification therapy to commence immediately alongside the section 30 assessment, and dismissed the father's motion, finding that further involving the child in the litigation was not in his best interests.
